To be honest, ABDC Season 6 was a huge let down to me. Aside from I aM mE, who eventually became champions, there wasn't a crew that readily held my attention. I had high hopes for Street Kingdom from the get go, but was disappointed with their execution and choreo decisions with their performances. Granted, it is VERY hard to be a crump crew on ABDC and be able to fully show your talent. Crumping is such an expressive dance style that can't be limited by a time limit, set choreography, or Top 20 pop songs. Despite that, they were a part of the final four crews before they were sent home on week 7. Instant Noodles was another crew I had high hopes for, but they seemed to lack the inventive choreo to compliment their B-Boy trick style. And yes, I was a "hater" of ICONic Boyz. To give them credit, for their age, they are incredible dancers. However, I think people got too caught up in their age that they didn't fully critique the performance put on. They had some bright moments, such as week 6 when they danced to Baby by Justin Bieber (of course). Other than that, in my personal opinion, they made it to the finals because they stuck to their pretty boy charm to obtain the votes needed. I aM mE was the obvious favorite to win because they really didn't have any competition. Not saying they wouldn't be good enough if there were to be competition, because let's face it, I aM mE is a siiick crew (shout out to Chachi Gonzales!!). Due to this though, ABDC Season 6 ended anti-climatically. Disappointed as a fan, I had high expectations for ABDC 7 and hoped that things would be more exciting.
>>>Enter ABDC Season 7<<<
WOW. I'm not really sure if people fully understand the strength of the crews coming in. If you regularly follow dance or browse on YouTube, you will notice that some of these crews are already pretty well established. For example, Mos Wanted Crew. To the average viewer, one might not understand why the expectations are set so high and why everyone is so excited about them. Mos Wanted Crew is a group of very well established choreographers, who have YEARS of dance experience, either through teaching, freestyle dancing, or battling. Brian Puspos (SoReal Cru ring a bell?), Ian Eastwood, and Lando Wilkins are just a few examples of who is in Mos Wanted (check out their YouTube videos, absolutely sick). As their name suggests, this crew is absolutely STACKED. As I would like to say, Mos Wanted are the New York Yankees of dance. Another example would be the Elektrolytes. People may not know that the Elektrolytes were the 2011 winner of the USA Hip Hop Championships and were ranked 7th world wide. Yes, they may be from a small town, but these guys can dance. Also, it should be interesting with the return of Fanny Pack. Hope they didn't think it would be easier this time around. With all this said, it seems that my high expectations for this season will be met. I like that the producers are keeping the same theme of having the crews dance to songs by popular artists. This keeps a better control and levels the playing field more effectively. With no judging changes, there should be more chemistry with all the judges, which will make the show more appealing. Enough of me talking though, let's take a look at this seasons crews!!
8 Flavahz
Collizion Crew
Elektrolytes
Fanny Pack
Funkdation
Irratik
Mix'd Elements
Mos Wanted Crew
Rated Next Generation
Stepboys
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